Breakfast Recipes for Diabetics 

If you or your family member are diabetic, here are some great breakfast recipes for you!

Apricot Morning Drink

Ingredients:

1 – 16 ounce can of sugar free apricot halves

1-1/2 cups of skim milk

3 eggs

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon of liquid sweetener

Grounf cinnamon to taste

Orange slices for garnish (optional)

Directions:

• Combine all ingredients except the cinnamon in a blender and cover.
• Blend at medium speed for abour 30 seconds.
• Pour into glasses and sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
• Garnish with orange slices if desired.

Broiled Grapefruit

Ingredients:

1 grapefruit

1/2 teaspoon of butter

1 teaspoon of granulated sugar replacement

dash of ground cinnamon

dash of ground nutmeg

Directions:

• Cut grapefruit in half.
• Loosen sections with a sharp knife or a grapefruit spoon
• Place a 1.4 teaspoon of butter in middle of each half
• Sprinkle each half with 1/2 teaspoon of granulated sugar replacement, cinnamon and nutmeg
• Broil 4 inches from heat for 6-8 minutes
• Serve hot

Italian Scrambled Eggs

ingredients:

1 small butternut squash,thinly sliced and chopped

1 small onion, finely chopped

3 tablespoons of butter

1 cup of meatless spaghetti sauce

4 large eggs

2 tablespoons of water

Directions:

• In a medium skillet, lightly saute squash and onion in 1 tablespoon of butter until onion is translucent.
• Add spaghetti sauce and eason lightly with salt and pepper
• Simmer for about 5 minutes and set aside
• Beat together eggs and water
• In a large skillet, scramble eggs in remaining butter
• Serve immediately

Baked Apple Fritters

Ingredients

1 cup of honey graham crackers, crushed into crumbs

1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

2 large apples, peeled and chopped into small pieces

4 tablespoon of lemon juice

Directions:

• Combine graham crackers with cinnamon
• Mix apple slices with lemon juice to coat evenly
• Combine graham cracker and apple mixes
• Place on greased cookie sheet using tablespoon to form fritters
• Bake at 400F for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown
• Serve warm

Buttermilk Waffles

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of all purpose flour

1/2 cup of dry oatmeal

1/4 cup of cornmeal

1 tablespoon of baking powder

2 teaspoons of natural butter flavour mix

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1 egg

1/4 cup of low-calorie margarine

1-1/2 cup of buttermilk

Directions:

• Combine the flour, oatmeal, cornmeal ,butter mix and salt in a medium bowl.
• Add the egg and margarine
• Stir to mix
• Stir in the buttermilk
• Cover and allow the batter to rest for 20 minutes or until double in size
• Bake waffles in preheated waffle iron according to manufacturer’s directions

Baked French Toast

Ingredients

2 eggs, well beaten

1/2 cup of 2% milk

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

6 slices of wholewheat bread

1 cup of bran flakes

1/4 cup of margarine, melted

Directions:

• Combine eggs, milk, salt amd vanilla in shallow dish
• Dip bread in egg mixture turning once, and allow time for both sides to absorb the liquid
• Coat evenly with bran flakes and place in single layer on a well-greased baking sheet
• Drizzle with margarine
• Bake at 450F for about 10 minutes or until nice and crisp and brown
• Serve warm with sugar reduced maple syrup

Hope you enjoy getting these recipes – please share your comments and send in your suggestions – your input is a always very welcomed!